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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I want to strongly support these amendments, and I shall be relatively brief. The noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, was kind enough to inform the Committee that…05 Feb 2026HANSARDOfficial Secrets Act and EspionageMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that the statements of the Deputy National Security Adviser in the recent Chinese espionage case provided ample and sufficient grounds for…08 Dec 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, when this question was last before your Lordships, I opposed any alteration to the present law, but I have changed my mind because I have come to believe that our…12 Sept 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillMy Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Harper, on an excellent maiden speech and welcome him warmly. I broadly welcome the Bill, and I believe that many of the…02 Jun 2025HANSARDIndependent Sentencing ReviewMy Lords, I very strongly agree with what the Minister has just said, and I declare an interest in that a close relative of mine works in the Probation Service. It is demoralised,…02 Jun 2025HANSARDRule of LawMy Lords, I join others in welcoming the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Smith of Cluny, and congratulate her on both initiating this important debate and her wonderful maiden…26 Nov 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I hope your Lordships will bear with me as I speak during the gap. I am aware that such contributions are meant to be kept short, so I will speak relatively briefly. I…26 Jul 2024HANSARDCommunity Sentences (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)I will come to a conclusion now. I was simply going to say that I think that is absolutely right. I knew the new Prime Minister for 25 years at the Bar, first as a practitioner…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too warmly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Timpson, and I regard his appointment as Prisons Minister as one of the best decisions the new Prime Minister has made since he…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSir Edward Heath: Operation ConiferMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, on securing this important debate and on his perseverance in this important matter. It is worth recalling the context for…17 Jan 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I first got to know Lord Judge well when I was a pretty raw and inexperienced DPP and he became president of the Queen’s Bench Division and head of criminal justice in…08 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillHas it occurred to the noble Lord that there may not even be a secret plan?14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, allow me to add a few words about law enforcement. It seems to me that the problems the Bill intends to confront would best be solved by international co-operation,…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillWould the Minister accept that, given the extreme sensitivity of persuading victims in these categories of offences to co-operate in the first place, and the almost full-time…12 Jun 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy Lords, I want to briefly offer some words of support for that amendment. In their paper, Professor Ekins and Sir Stephen Laws, the former First Parliamentary Counsel, make a…11 May 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyMy Lords, against the extraordinarily high rate of fraud offending, we have to set the fact that fraud is the most under-prosecuted offence within this jurisdiction. There is no…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate TransparencyBefore the Minister moves to another area, the figure I gave that SMEs account for 99.9% of all companies and business organisations in the UK comes from government…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I apologise for not being able to be present at Second Reading. In support of the noble Lords, Lord Faulks and Lord Vaux, I simply say that I really could not count the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNational Security BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I just wonder whether he considers that there may be a difference between intentional killing, on the one hand, which may or may not be wrong,…11 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, on the minor tiff between the noble Lords, Lord Pannick and Lord Carlile, both of whom I have great respect for, I am inclined to side with the noble Lord, Lord Carlile.…19 Dec 2022